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olympic gold medalist, johnny mosley, ambassador for the house of air. there he is. i imagine [inaudible]. >> a saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online.
olympic gold medalist, johnny mosley, ambassador for the house of air. there he is. i imagine [inaudible]. >> a saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a...
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olympic gold medalist, johnny mosley, ambassador for the house of air. there he is. i imagine [inaudible]. >> a lot of burn doing that. >> wonderful. >> good night. i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and it's my dream for him to finish it. frank has something great to save up for. this is my dad. isn't that cool? and a very understanding girlfriend. i showed him a wells fargo savings account with my savings plan. [ frank ] and what it does is it takes a little bit of my money and puts it towards my goal. i want to get all the original parts and do it right. for my dad. there's a couple months in between parts. so, one at a time. [ male announcer ] wells fargo. with you when it's time to save. ♪ and i always get a little worried when i watch the games, because they could hurt themselves... and doctors are so expensive and...what if -- [ umpire ] safe!! what do you mean he was safe? he was out!!!!! i just want to make sure they're okay, you know?
olympic gold medalist, johnny mosley, ambassador for the house of air. there he is. i imagine [inaudible]. >> a lot of burn doing that. >> wonderful. >> good night. i inherited my father's '69 norton commando. it's been a dream of mine to restore it. and it's my dream for him to finish it. frank has something great to save up for. this is my dad. isn't that cool? and a very understanding girlfriend. i showed him a wells fargo savings account with my savings plan. [ frank ] and...
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. >>> and right in our own backyard and it is olympic training, folks. we will take you there coming up. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still lives here. i'm gonna be here until we make this right. . >> everybody knows when it is sunday it is a football day. but today there was another big sporting event going on in our backyard. >> the winners are now able to call themselves champions. fox 5 takes you to your very new olympic training ground. >> reporter: this is just non- stop water water action top to bottom. you've got waves. you've do dot hydraulics. eddy lines with the water surging off the wall. >> drew is in charge of this race, which will decide who will be this year's canoeing, kayak national champion. >> i
. >>> and right in our own backyard and it is olympic training, folks. we will take you there coming up. words alone aren't enough. our job is to listen and find ways to help workers who lost their jobs to the spill. i'm iris cross. we'll keep restoring the jobs, tourist beaches, and businesses impacted by the spill. we've paid over $400 million in claims and set up a $20 billion independently-run claims fund. i was born in new orleans. my family still...
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the team hopes this extra practice will help their chances to compete in the 2014 winter olympics. >>> one college has rolled into the record books. student volunteers and chefs unofficially broke the record for the longest sushi roll at umass in amherst. 200 pounds of rice, cucumber, and crab meat were assembled on a line of bamboo sheets to make one continuous california roll. it measured 422 feet long, which scored the previous record of 343 feet set by uc berkeley last year. scott, are you a sushi guy? >> yeah, i like sushi, but my only question is does it have enough soy sauce. >> and the wasabi. never forget the wasabi. >>> it's time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. we'll get an update from a team of nasa experts who have been working with officials in chile to expedite the rescue of 33 miners trapped underground for more than a month. >>> in a new york city courtroom, now infamous former flight attendant steven slater is set to face charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing. slater allegedly exi
the team hopes this extra practice will help their chances to compete in the 2014 winter olympics. >>> one college has rolled into the record books. student volunteers and chefs unofficially broke the record for the longest sushi roll at umass in amherst. 200 pounds of rice, cucumber, and crab meat were assembled on a line of bamboo sheets to make one continuous california roll. it measured 422 feet long, which scored the previous record of 343 feet set by uc berkeley last year. scott,...
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bochy is looking at the olympic comer of old. this is kind of unusual. they've been talking about colorado keeping the balls down. now some people know they juice them in the postseason. lincecum tarped the ball back, said he didn't trust what was going on in colorado. hey, look at burl go deep, his two-run job and it's 2-1 san francisco. bottom of the 9th jason giambi versus brian wilson and his dyed beard, his 45th save right here, 18 straight games, giant pitching gives up three runs, two shy of tying the all time record. padres win it over cincinnati. giants now continue to lead san diego by one half game, colorado on the ropes 4 1/2 behind. the a's hope to keep texas from clinching in oakland. ron washington the former a's third base coach got the last laugh here and was passed over for the managerial job that went to the droll bob geren vladimir guerrero and then a nice play here for the a's, 10- 3 texas. their four-game win streak over. the rangers have an eight-game lead with nine to go. county rangers tomorrow or sunday clinch it in oakland? >>>
bochy is looking at the olympic comer of old. this is kind of unusual. they've been talking about colorado keeping the balls down. now some people know they juice them in the postseason. lincecum tarped the ball back, said he didn't trust what was going on in colorado. hey, look at burl go deep, his two-run job and it's 2-1 san francisco. bottom of the 9th jason giambi versus brian wilson and his dyed beard, his 45th save right here, 18 straight games, giant pitching gives up three runs, two...
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according to an impeccable source will be in 2012, just before the queen's diamond jubilee and the summer olympic games. >> the spotlight of the world will be on london, on britain at that particular moment. >> hi. you look amazing. >> reporter: it can't come soon enough for londoner jody. >> quite natural. >> reporter: trying to launch a career at a kate middleton look-alike. >> i think it will give me more work. i'll be a little bit busy, hopefully. >> reporter: unless, of course, it's another bad rumor and a royal waiting game. and one more important point, alex, about this new job. unlike his brother harry, who you know is training to be an apache attack helicopter pilot, william won't be flying rescue missions in any war zones for strict royal security reasons. his operations will be more on british land and british sea. alex? >> he is the future king, after all. thank you very much. jim maceda. >> reporter: absolutely. >>> have a does it for me. i'm alex witt, i'll be back saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern. right now, con testa brewer is here. >> watching the voters -- values voters sum
according to an impeccable source will be in 2012, just before the queen's diamond jubilee and the summer olympic games. >> the spotlight of the world will be on london, on britain at that particular moment. >> hi. you look amazing. >> reporter: it can't come soon enough for londoner jody. >> quite natural. >> reporter: trying to launch a career at a kate middleton look-alike. >> i think it will give me more work. i'll be a little bit busy, hopefully....
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they honored olympic gold medalist kristi yamaguchi and oakland a's catcher, kurt suzuki and presented a check to a man fatally beaten in downtown oakland in april. >> mr. yu had great expectation for his son to be a doctor and we want to be able to contribute to that and hope that $75,000 would help contribute to his education fund to become a doctor some day. >> now both of yu's alleged attackers were identified from a surveillance video with the help of community. both of them have been charged with murder. >>> the decision to kill a mountain lion roaming downtown berkeley is stirring controversy. a memorial critical of the shooting has been played on shattack avenue and cedar street. fish and wildlife wardens and police decided it was necessary to kill the lion to protect the public. some people are questioning that decision. >> they could have sedated it. there is reality television out there everywhere showing people how to be at one with nature. >> police officers and wardens say they do not carry tranquilizers, calling them unreliable in emergency situations. for instance, a mo
they honored olympic gold medalist kristi yamaguchi and oakland a's catcher, kurt suzuki and presented a check to a man fatally beaten in downtown oakland in april. >> mr. yu had great expectation for his son to be a doctor and we want to be able to contribute to that and hope that $75,000 would help contribute to his education fund to become a doctor some day. >> now both of yu's alleged attackers were identified from a surveillance video with the help of community. both of them...
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maybe they could have the wedding as the opening ceremonies for the olympics. >> actually interesting you say that. the other story i reported the queen wants to keep her diamond jubilee completely separate from the olympics, she doesn't want them joined. >> sure. >> what will happen in 2012, the first part of the year will be dominated by the diamond jubilee and the second part the olympics. there is a potential space for a royal wedding but you're right it will be busy and crowded. >> what a party. it will be a major year of partying. >> absolutely. you remember the street parties in 1981, of course, when charles and diana got married. >> unbelievable. >> i think we'll see this on the same sort of scale. >> how long have they gone out. >> nearly nine years. so, you know, it'll be -- it'll be a long wait. >> in the history of the crown, has there ever been an engagement that lasted this long? >> no. >> charles and diana were engaged for what, and hour. >> literally months before they made their announcement official. i'm told by friends they are pretty much engaged at the moment. you
maybe they could have the wedding as the opening ceremonies for the olympics. >> actually interesting you say that. the other story i reported the queen wants to keep her diamond jubilee completely separate from the olympics, she doesn't want them joined. >> sure. >> what will happen in 2012, the first part of the year will be dominated by the diamond jubilee and the second part the olympics. there is a potential space for a royal wedding but you're right it will be busy and...
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as soon as we have an update from the department we will pass that information along to olympic. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> investigators now tell ktvu that an early morning fire in oakland is suspicious. at 3:00 a.m. the building on 60th street went up in flames. ktvu is live at the scene. tell us why this will not be a typical investigation. >> reporter: good morning, pam. fire investigators and crews finished their overall about 40 minutes ago. i want to show you some damage here. you see some you of the clothes out here, mattresses, these are basically the things people live with. so basically looking at their lives all burned up out here and thrown away. now this morning the fire department is investigating the cause of the pardon me apartment fire here. sounds routine until you learn there was a fire at the same building 14 hours earlier. the latest fire started at 3:00 a.m. this morning. the 1 alarm fire was under control in about 20 to 30 minutes. crews worried about evacuating residents because this same crew responded to the 1:00
as soon as we have an update from the department we will pass that information along to olympic. reporting live in oakland, jade hernandez, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> investigators now tell ktvu that an early morning fire in oakland is suspicious. at 3:00 a.m. the building on 60th street went up in flames. ktvu is live at the scene. tell us why this will not be a typical investigation. >> reporter: good morning, pam. fire investigators and crews finished their overall about 40...
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. >> we have a severe problem in my state on the olympic peninsula with access to our veterans. many lives miles and miles away from care. there are very jammed facilities. i want to talk to about dealing with some of those folks who are not getting the care that they need. i will contact you. >> i will be happy to have that discussion. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. this is a very difficult discussion, because we ae asking the secretary to play god. i happen to think you are doing a great job, that you are not god. none of us are. in the old days before we knew what we knew today, everyone recognizes that if a soldier was wounded or lost a leg or arm, there is no debate. that was a cause of war. that soldier got all the care and benefits he or she needed. the difficulty is that the world has changed significantly as a result of chemical exposure. let us not forget that when agent orange was first used, our friends said it was benign and it was not a problem. am i correct? >> to my recollection. >> i am sure the military would not have used this chemical if they had known
. >> we have a severe problem in my state on the olympic peninsula with access to our veterans. many lives miles and miles away from care. there are very jammed facilities. i want to talk to about dealing with some of those folks who are not getting the care that they need. i will contact you. >> i will be happy to have that discussion. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. this is a very difficult discussion, because we ae asking the secretary to play god. i happen to...
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it's like the olympics or superbowl of sheep dog herding. and here to give you perspective is amanda mulligan. and when we say the best of the best, we mean it. >> absolutely. like the stanley cup of sheep dogs. >> reporter: exactly. >> i'm a canadian. >> reporter: and this is the best of the dogs in terms of all of north america so it's around the country and canada. and how do the dogs get here. >> by accruing points over the year. the top 150 dogs make it into the national finals. those are very coveted spots and everybody wants to be here running in the big show. >> reporter: and give me an idea how big the sport it out there. >> i think there is 700 dogs on the high point list. that would give must indication. i've just come back from utah and colorado on a big western circuit, and it's a busy intensely competitive sport and refinements are a beauty. what a great thing to see. >> reporter: and i think intense is word to use because this is your dog, right? >> yes. this is my dog ross and she is a competitor and very intense, as you see,
it's like the olympics or superbowl of sheep dog herding. and here to give you perspective is amanda mulligan. and when we say the best of the best, we mean it. >> absolutely. like the stanley cup of sheep dogs. >> reporter: exactly. >> i'm a canadian. >> reporter: and this is the best of the dogs in terms of all of north america so it's around the country and canada. and how do the dogs get here. >> by accruing points over the year. the top 150 dogs make it into...
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.-5 now worry extremists in somalia and yemen are focusing on new targets, including the 2012 olympic games. greg palkot has more live from london. who has the u.k. identified as key threats to security here? >> reporter: a couple of suspects that we've been following, too, jon, the message coming from london is that al-qaeda remains a threat, but it might be shifting its geographical base. we've been hearing it from washington officials. we've been reporting on it. this comes now from the head of mi-5, the equivalent to the fbi agency in the u.k., a guy named jonathan evans, doesn't speak out often but when he does we listen. he says al-qaeda remains active in that border area between afghanistan and pakistan but the bigger worry now is shifting over to africa, the arabian peninsula. the biggest worry he says is somalia, where al-shabaab is active. they are fighting a war there. also, committing terror acts in the region. evans says a significant number of u.k. residents are active with al-shabaab. a number of -- a number put at over 100 in his words, it is only a matter of time unti
.-5 now worry extremists in somalia and yemen are focusing on new targets, including the 2012 olympic games. greg palkot has more live from london. who has the u.k. identified as key threats to security here? >> reporter: a couple of suspects that we've been following, too, jon, the message coming from london is that al-qaeda remains a threat, but it might be shifting its geographical base. we've been hearing it from washington officials. we've been reporting on it. this comes now from...
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at math and science were olympic sports, we would not put up with the performance we are getting in the united states. host: how do you make that happen? guest: we have to have more people speaking out about it. the former secretary of education used to say that she could go to a cocktail party and someone, ultimately, would write to her -- would brag that they could not balance their checkbook. but no one would brag that they could not read. we need people to understand the basis of our economy in the 21st century, which is technology. math, science, those are the foundation skills that we need. we need a cultural change. we have to push students to perform at higher levels. host: president obama is giving a back-to-school speech today. the text was released last night. this is part of it. "i know that some of you might be skeptical about pursuing things you are not good at, you might wonder if some things are simply better -- some people are simply better in certain things. it is true, we have natural talents, but just because you are not good at something today does not mean that you
at math and science were olympic sports, we would not put up with the performance we are getting in the united states. host: how do you make that happen? guest: we have to have more people speaking out about it. the former secretary of education used to say that she could go to a cocktail party and someone, ultimately, would write to her -- would brag that they could not balance their checkbook. but no one would brag that they could not read. we need people to understand the basis of our...
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like the olympics, it brings millions of dollars to an area. the next one will be in milan, italy in 2010. "the chronicle" reports that he's making the trip to try to bring the fair here in 2020. it would be the first time in 0 -- in 20 years since they hosted the event. it was held in treasure island in 1929 and in the marina district in 1915. however, there's one major hurdle to bringing the event back here to the bay area. several years ago we understand the u.s. stopped paying its dues to the organization in charge of the world fair and congress would have to approve the spending of the money. dave? >> thank you, pal pam. >>> the san francisco city clerk's office says it won't happen again. that's after yesterday's board of supervisors meeting had to be cancelled as soon as it started because the required notice was not pested in the paper. an office worker says she put that notice in the paper. >> we'll function just fine without the board member meeting on tuesday. >> now, many city residents came to that meeting reready to spread their f
like the olympics, it brings millions of dollars to an area. the next one will be in milan, italy in 2010. "the chronicle" reports that he's making the trip to try to bring the fair here in 2020. it would be the first time in 0 -- in 20 years since they hosted the event. it was held in treasure island in 1929 and in the marina district in 1915. however, there's one major hurdle to bringing the event back here to the bay area. several years ago we understand the u.s. stopped paying its...
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you worked closely with olympic why snowe -- olympicia snowe and i used to have a lot of respect for you before you changed parties. i'm sure your constituents in pennsylvania do not reflect your opinion any more -- host: we got your point. let's get a response from the senator. guest: i don't have to make any apologies about my constituents. the past 30 years i have been to virtually every county every year and have a reputation and record for excellent constituent service. when i'm asked questions about what my plans are for the future, they are being formulated. that is a highly personal question. i think i'm entitled to think about that. i'm going to be in the senate for several more months and i am weighing what i want to do. you asked me a question on a substantive matter, i'm glad to give you an answer. you say that a response on the supreme court was a little too extensive for your taste, well, that is a very, very important subject. as a matter of fact, that is the subject which i had wanted to talk about. but when greta was asked the other questions i have been glad to resp
you worked closely with olympic why snowe -- olympicia snowe and i used to have a lot of respect for you before you changed parties. i'm sure your constituents in pennsylvania do not reflect your opinion any more -- host: we got your point. let's get a response from the senator. guest: i don't have to make any apologies about my constituents. the past 30 years i have been to virtually every county every year and have a reputation and record for excellent constituent service. when i'm asked...
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. >> nbc in conjunction with the olympics broadcast a documentary that celebrated the humanity shown by those residents of the area. there was a tremendous outpouring. i am sure all of us can see in our mind's eye the queues of the aircraft sitting on the runways and the townspeople bringing these people into their homes. it was a tremendous display on the part of the canadians. i got a chance to personally thank them for that. i know they announced if i had any doubts about how to handle the air traffic. they handled it magnificently. -- i know they asked if i had any doubts about how to handle the air traffic. they handled it magnificently. >> that brings me to one of the things you told me when we were working on the book. you said it was actually not so hard to take them all down, but it was hard to put it all back together again. in talking about the airplanes coming in from overseas, there was one continental pilot that i spoke to. i only talked to him that day. i cannot talk about the cool stuff that happened later. there was a continental flight. when the flights were authori
. >> nbc in conjunction with the olympics broadcast a documentary that celebrated the humanity shown by those residents of the area. there was a tremendous outpouring. i am sure all of us can see in our mind's eye the queues of the aircraft sitting on the runways and the townspeople bringing these people into their homes. it was a tremendous display on the part of the canadians. i got a chance to personally thank them for that. i know they announced if i had any doubts about how to handle...
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. >>> eunice kennedy shriver founded the special olympics 42 years ago. this week the family will hold a eunice kennedy shriver day, in support of people with intellectual disabilities. eunice kennedy's nephew, good morning to you. how important is this to you? >> it's important to a lot of people. there's 3.5 million athletes around the world who now participate. there's 170 nations that recognize eunice shriver day, there's major league baseball, the pac-10 conference, all of them are participating, we need coaches, we need volunteers, we need people who will come and work. this is lewis lopes, these are three proud special olympians. this is a two-time gold medalist from the 2010 china olympics. in softball and walking. and feel how heavy these are. >> you can see the emotion in your face, what it means to you. >> my 14-year-old daughter volunteered last summer and spent the whole summer working. for me, it was the best gift i have ever given her, it teaches us values, it teaches about inclusion, about solidarity, unity. we can't go forward leaving our
. >>> eunice kennedy shriver founded the special olympics 42 years ago. this week the family will hold a eunice kennedy shriver day, in support of people with intellectual disabilities. eunice kennedy's nephew, good morning to you. how important is this to you? >> it's important to a lot of people. there's 3.5 million athletes around the world who now participate. there's 170 nations that recognize eunice shriver day, there's major league baseball, the pac-10 conference, all of...
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remember the scene from the movie "miracle" brian's favorite about the 1980 olympics. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> that's what you've done. >> now, that same chant, you hear in the background. u.s.a., u.s.a., is coming under fire at the university of illinois. social researcher david green had to say about students chanting u.s.a., u.s.a. at a football game on 9/11. this was neither patriotism nor rememberance. students should be ashamed of their obnoxious chicken hawk chant, well, chad garland is a student there and a marine veteran and he joins us right now from our bureau in chicago. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you served proudly in the u.s. marines and now gone back to study what there at illinois? >> to study russian literature, steve. >> all right. when you saw this letter to the editor by this david green guy who is a visiting policy analyst there. he's, you know, part of the administration or part of the faculty there where he was essentially scolding students for cheering u.s.a., u.s.a. after a flyover and a moment of silence at memorial stadium. what did y
remember the scene from the movie "miracle" brian's favorite about the 1980 olympics. >> u.s.a.! u.s.a.! u.s.a.! >> that's what you've done. >> now, that same chant, you hear in the background. u.s.a., u.s.a., is coming under fire at the university of illinois. social researcher david green had to say about students chanting u.s.a., u.s.a. at a football game on 9/11. this was neither patriotism nor rememberance. students should be ashamed of their obnoxious chicken...
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>> reporter: rappelling down a 26-story building for a special olympics charity event last month. if you're talking women in the nfl, you've got to check out the saints. >> whoo! >> reporter: women are reshaping the face of football. 6 million attended games last year. and the league's fastest growing business? women's apparel. >> used to be just big, bulky stuff, and women are curvier, so we need something more geared towards us. >> reporter: in new orleans, the nfl has opened the first of its kind women's boutique. from bikinis to bling, the concept could expand to other cities. >> women definitely are the gatekeepers in most households. so when you look at it from a business perspective, it just makes sense to engage these women. but at the same time, we're better serving them as fans. >> reporter: who said football isn't pretty? as the league embraces fashion, and the changing face of an american pastime. and this is what the merchandise looks like. today it's a little more tailored. a little bit of bling. and matt, if you're watching from the pool -- >> come on. how much -- >
>> reporter: rappelling down a 26-story building for a special olympics charity event last month. if you're talking women in the nfl, you've got to check out the saints. >> whoo! >> reporter: women are reshaping the face of football. 6 million attended games last year. and the league's fastest growing business? women's apparel. >> used to be just big, bulky stuff, and women are curvier, so we need something more geared towards us. >> reporter: in new orleans, the...
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olympics and wnba and title. i think one of the great things is my sport has given me a platform to reach people of all ages, especially kids. to be able to unite through sports. it's so universal and it brings people together. i have been able to touch kids and i hear different stories and it warms my heart to feel like i'm a great role model, being a great student representing the classroom and on the court. always trying to be a positive role model for all people. >> i know you get to play with president obama. we are running out of time and can't talk to you about that. i need to ask you because you did something really significant. you pushed for a cigarette state tax inkrocrease in iowa and deferred going to harvard to make sure it passed. >> the cigarette tax is important to me because it was a personal issue. my dad passed away my freshman year of high school after being a lifelong smoker and very suddenly from lung cancer. for me the tax is note just an important public health initiative, but a cause tha
olympics and wnba and title. i think one of the great things is my sport has given me a platform to reach people of all ages, especially kids. to be able to unite through sports. it's so universal and it brings people together. i have been able to touch kids and i hear different stories and it warms my heart to feel like i'm a great role model, being a great student representing the classroom and on the court. always trying to be a positive role model for all people. >> i know you get to...